The Ranger's Apprentice Book 1
By John Flanagan
Is anything ever as it seems?
This book is about Will, a young ward in the Castle Redmont orphanage, being chosen into a group of warriors called “Rangers”. It all started when Will and the other wards of his age were to be chosen by the tradesmen of the fief as apprentices. Will was the only one not selected by these craftsmen or even battle school. This is when the ranger of the fief, Halt, gave a note to the baron and pointed at Will. Will, being quite curious sneaks into the baron’s study. Halt catches him and is impressed by his skill. Soon will is Halt’s apprentice and trains rigorously for quite a while. This is halted when the old enemy of the kingdom, Morgorath sends two creatures after the key leaders from his last defeat. The two rangers now have to ride out and meet the foes. "All of Araluan must prepare for the upcoming war."